# The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has ruled that the extradition of Ace Magashule’s former PA, Moroadi Cholota, was unlawful and that the court has no jurisdiction to try her in the asbestos corruption case. Judge Philip Loubser found that the State misled US authorities, falsely portraying Cholota as a fugitive. The judge emphasised that only a Justice minister, not the National Prosecuting Authority, can legally request extraditions:
Court rules Cholota’s extradition in Magashule corruption case was unlawful [SOUND]
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